中英互译
civilize
英 /ˈsɪvəlaɪz/美 /ˈsɪvəlaɪz/
基本释义
- v.教化,熏陶;改善,改进;使文明,使开化
第三人称单数civilizes
现在分词civilizing
过去式civilized
过去分词civilized
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词语例句
教化,熏陶vt.
The girls in a class tend to have a civilizing influence on the boys.
班上的女生往往能让男生文雅起来。
改善,改进vt.
The government has made efforts to civilize the mass transport system.
政府为改善公共交通系统做出了努力。
使文明,使开化vt.
It's our duty to civilize the wild tribes.
教化野蛮部落是我们的职责。
- "I think it would civilize people a bit more if they had decent conditions."—"I think you've hit the nail on the head."“我认为如果人们有好的条件,就会使其更有教养一点。”—“我想你说到点子上了。”来自《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
- "My primary concern is: How can I soften or civilize this message?" says etiquette expert Dana Casperson.“我主要关心的是:我怎样才能温和或文明地传达这条消息?”礼仪专家丹纳·卡斯帕森说。
- They tried to civilize the natives.他们企图教化土人。
网络短语
- civilize e使开化;使文明;教育;变得文明
- civilize civilise文明
- civilize away教育使其改掉
- Civilize The Satanists唱片名
- Civilize a jungle tribe使丛林部族开化
词语扩展
vt.
使文明;教化;使开化
n.
civilization文明;文化
civilisation(英)文明(等于civilization)
v.
civilized教化;使…文明;启发(civilize的过去分词)
英英释义
- v.train to be discriminative in taste or judgment
- v.raise from a barbaric to a civilized state